AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i7 12700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1551

Intel Core i7 12700KF +25%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11464

Intel Core i7 12700KF +98%

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Intel Core i7 12700KF +28%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Intel Core i7 12700KF +68%

15374

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

96

Intel Core i7 12700KF +18%

114

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

Intel Core i7 12700KF +75%

1175

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

Intel Core i7 12700KF +23%

2031

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Intel Core i7 12700KF +69%

14961

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

Intel Core i7 12700KF +19%

4020

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i7 12700KF +57%

34419

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Oct 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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